MIT's 6.566 Computer Systems Security (Spring 2026) is now live with full lectures and labs.
20 lectures covering:
- LEC 1-4: Threat models, OS/VM isolation, WebAssembly, trusted hardware
- LEC 5-7: Privilege separation (OpenSSH), data center infrastructure, mobile security
- LEC 8-10: Web security, buffer overflow defenses (baggy bounds), symbolic execution (EXE)
- LEC 11-15: Supply chain security, network security, TLS, certificates, U2F/passkeys
- LEC 16-20: Decentralized key management, AI agent security, messaging (Signal), anonymous communication (Tor)
Along with 5 labs:
- Buffer overflows
- Privilege separation
- Symbolic execution
- Browser security
- HTTPS & WebAuthn
css.csail.mit.edu/6.566/2026
Available on YouTube as well: youtu.be/-Z-Z_lmA7nE
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